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Chart II-Coverage of Laws, cont.
Employment1 Covered
Jurisdiction

Private

Public

Exceptions2, 3

Special Coverage Provisions

Idaho

Compulsory as to all employment
unless specifically exempt.

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except officials
of secondary school athletic
contests. Members of Idaho
National Guard are covered
under federal law.

Domestic and casual workers; parents,
children, or grandchildren of sole proprietor
and spouse;8 sole proprietor and in-dwelling
household members; partners and members
of limited liability company; corporate
officers;9 employment covered under
federal law; pilots of agricultural spraying
planes; real estate brokers paid entirely
on commission; volunteer ski patrollers;
and officials of athletic contests involving
secondary schools.

Employees in state who work for
employers domiciled in another state
are covered. Credit is provided for
benefits paid to employees under the
law of other states.

Illinois

Compulsory as to enumerated extrahazardous employment (including
occupational diseases).

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except members
of fire and police departments
in cities with populations of
more than 500,000 and such
firefighters covered to extent
of burn-related disfigurement.
Townships may elect coverage
to participants in job training or
work programs.

Certain farm laborers, domestics, persons
not in usual course of employer's business,
and real estate brokers and salespersons
paid by commission only.

Corporate officers of any domestic or
foreign corporations, partners and sole
proprietors, and members of limited
liability corporations may elect to
withdraw from coverage.

Indiana

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate officers. Elective
as to sole proprietors, partners, and
members/managers of limited liability
companies.

Compulsory as to state,
municipal corporations, and
political subdivisions; includes
state legislators and elected and
appointed officials. Volunteers
working as authorized emergency
management workers or for
hazardous materials response
teams and police reserves may
be covered.

Farm laborers, domestic servants, casual
workers, railroad workers, youth coaching
volunteers with qualified nonprofits, and
licensed real estate professionals.

Compulsory as to coal mining and for
students in cooperative education.
Elective for officers of charitable,
religious, educational, or nonprofit
corporations.

Iowa

Compulsory as to all employment,
but up to four corporate officers may
reject. Elective for proprietors and
working partners.

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except firefighters
and police officers entitled
to pension fund. Covers
highway safety patrol officers,
conservation officers, criminal
defendants while performing
unpaid community service or
other services, and agricultural
workers at state universities.

Domestic and casual workers earning less
than $1,500 in the 12 consecutive months
preceding an injury, and farm laborers, if
employer payroll under $2,500 per year.

Voluntary as to excepted employment.
Persons receiving employment training
or evaluations in an approved facility
are covered for PP or PT disabilities.
Under certain conditions, truck owner/
operators and real estate agents are
considered independent contractors
and are required to maintain their own
coverage.

Kansas

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate executives.
Elective as to partners, individuals, or
self-employed.

Compulsory as to all public
employment. Members of
firefighter's relief associations
may elect to accept or reject
coverage. Public agencies or
entities may elect coverage for
persons sentenced to community
service.

Farm labor or any employer whose gross
annual payroll is not more than $20,000;
real estate brokers and real estate
salespersons on commission.

Compulsory as to charitable
institutions. Voluntary as to excluded
employments. Labor unions and
associations may elect coverage for
their members who perform services
and are not full-time employees.

Kentucky

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate executives.
Elective as to owner of business or
partner. Worker may reject voluntarily
prior to injury.

Compulsory as to state and
political subdivisions, including
elected and appointed state
officials; employees of the
General Assembly; and volunteer
ambulance, fire, and police
personnel.

Domestic servants if employer employs
fewer than two, each regularly employed
40 hours a week; casual workers employed
less than 20 consecutive work days;
agricultural laborers; workers for charitable
or religious organizations in return for aid
or sustenance; participants in carpools
to and from work; and members of any
religious group conscientiously opposed
to acceptance of public or private death,
retirement, disability, or medical expense
payments (including Social Security) and
has for more than 10 years made provisions
for its dependent members.

Specifically covers newspaper
carriers and members of volunteer
ambulance service, fire, or police
departments. Voluntary as to excluded
employments.

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